Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
September 18, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1996 at Kauffman Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 7, Kansas City Royals 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 5 3 3 1
Becker cf 3 1 2 2
Molitor dh 4 0 0 0
Walker 3b 3 0 1 1
  Reboulet 3b 1 0 0 0
Kelly lf,rf 4 0 1 1
Myers c 3 0 1 0
  Hocking pr 0 0 0 0
  Walbeck c 0 0 0 0
Stahoviak 1b 3 1 1 0
Meares ss 3 0 0 0
Brede rf 3 2 2 1
  Cordova ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 11 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 4 1 2 2
Randa 3b 3 0 0 0
Stynes lf 4 0 0 0
Paquette 1b 4 1 1 1
Young rf 4 1 1 1
Macfarlane c 4 0 1 0
Sweeney dh 3 0 0 0
Myers cf 3 1 2 0
Howard ss 3 0 0 0
Belcher p 0 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  Huisman p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Minnesota 003 030 1007110
Kansas City 001 001 101471
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  W (1-2) 7.0 6 3 3 1 4
  Guardado   2.0 1 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
1
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  L (14-10) 4.2 10 6 6 1 2
  Granger   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Huisman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Magnante   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Pichardo   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
4
4

  E–Young (1).  DP–Minnesota 1, Kansas City 3.  2B–Minnesota Stahoviak (29,off Belcher), Kansas City Myers (4,off Miller).  3B–Minnesota Knoblauch 2 (13,off Belcher,off Granger); Kelly (4,off Belcher).  HR–Kansas City Offerman (5,6th inning off Miller 0 on, 0 out); Young (8,7th inning off Miller 0 on, 0 out); Paquette (20,9th inning off Guardado 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Meares (4,off Belcher).  SF–Walker (3,off Belcher).  HBP–Stahoviak (2,by Magnante).  SB–Becker 2 (18,2nd base off Belcher/Macfarlane,2nd base off Pichardo/Macfarlane); Stahoviak (3,2nd base off Magnante/Macfarlane).  CS–Myers (1,2nd base by Miller/Myers).  WP–Granger 2 (2).  HBP–Magnante (4,Stahoviak).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:39.  A–11,588.
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